M5.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 2, 1978, 9:58 PM GMT+13 (08:58 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-02 08:58:15 UTC
- Depth
- 609.0 km (378.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.858° S, 177.620° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 17582 days ago · 619 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17573 days ago · 531 km deep · 48 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vwn (also filed as iscgem677530). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.